Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Lee Chong Wei, a foundation for Malaysia

I read about Lee Chong Wei's foundation for the orphans and I thought he'd make a great candidate for the next general elections. I don't know if he belongs to any political party or if he's even interested in politics. But Malaysian politics needs young people like him to lead this country into the future. And to change the current landscape. Not young, spoilt ones like Gwo Burne, the PKR's Member of Parliament for Kelana Jaya, who got elected in 2008 because of his accidental Correct, Correct, Correct video clip. Not the so many youths, pemudas and puteris who are in political parties for the money, for million-ringgit projects, and for the glamour. Malaysia needs young people with big hearts who are willing to champion great causes. Someone like Lim Chong Wei.

19 comments:

Anonymous
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I will vote for him, PR or BN. It is not every day that yo get someone young like him who want to give back to the country willingly. He could have kept all the money.

In other countries, sportsmen have gone on to serve the people. Imran Khan in Pakistan is risking his life to be in politics. Manny Pacquiao the boxer is inspiring millions of young people in the Phillipines, in the ring and on political rostrums.

Money2. All Dumno style and like MCA giving free makan and drinks. We want someone to speak out. What is the point very diam2 over someone taking money and use for other purposes insteading of making malaysia self sufficient in daging? What about people suddenly die in RoYal Polis lockup? Why jealous over the current MP of Kelana jaya. He has the bola to stand for election and where are U? He is willing to face defeat but here they just talk bola2.

Rocky, how well do you know the young MP to call him 'spoilt' ? What about those kurang ajar MPs like Sri Gading and Kota belud ?

and talking about the Correct Correct Correct tape and subsequent RCI, why hasn't any action been taken by the gomen ? want to wait until all the culprits die of old age ? sad that you have nothing else to spin at Eid al-fitri.....

Plez Latuk out of your political desperadoes by picking up this young man into a dirty political post. He is the one that unite all Malaysians irrescpective political learnings towards one goal that's Olympic goal. Something that your greatest living Idol Ah Jib Gor fails big time to do it. Once again keep this gifted man out of your wild political dream.

I think someone who has a foundation dedicated to such a worthy cause needs to be politically neutral.Unfortunately there are too many leaches on both sides of the political divide who would try to use LCW to further their cause.And a foundation like this needs all our support.

My suggestion is that Chong Wei stay out of politics albeit the many fans who may want to vote for him during the general elections.

Reasons being:

1. To achieve success, it's better for him to be an executor to get things done. Things will get done because there will be no (or very much lesser) competition. Even if he decides to do it from within BAM there will be a lot of hoo haa's. Tell me which sports associations without any politics or politicians.

2. If he stands for election in a GE and wins, he wont have time to concentrate on just one task. Focus on badminton and he will be doing injustice to the voters and focus on his constituent and badminton will lose out. Either way, he will eventually just fade away.

At an award ceremony when Chong Wei was absent, I remembered a time when the sports Datuk commented that Chong Wei would not have been absent if the reward was much bigger. These are just some of the political remarks that people make to justify their existence, although they themselves have not came back with any medals from any tournament. Could Chong Wei withstand all these attacks and setbacks over the years for badminton to excel?